The Seasons Word Search
The Seasons, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the terms and ideas of a school subject sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: AUTUMN, BLIZZARD, CLIMATE, COLD, DECIDUOUS, EQUINOX, FALL, FROST, HIBERNATION, MIGRATION, PRECIPITATION, RAIN.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
The Seasons word list, defined
- AUTUMN /ˈɔːtəm/ (US also /ˈɑːtəm/) · noun
- The season between summer and winter, during which temperatures cool and deciduous trees shed their leaves; in the Northern Hemisphere it spans roughly September to November. It is chiefly British usage, with 'fall' being the standard North American equivalent. Related: fall, harvest time.
- BLIZZARD /ˈblɪz.əd/ · noun
- A severe snowstorm with strong sustained winds and heavy blowing snow that drastically reduces visibility, typically lasting several hours; more generally, any overwhelming rush or flurry of something. Related: snowstorm, whiteout, tempest, gale.
- CLIMATE /ˈklaɪmət/ · noun
- The characteristic weather conditions of a region over a long period, including temperature, rainfall, and humidity; also used figuratively to mean the prevailing mood, attitudes, or conditions in a society or organization. Related: weather, conditions, environment, atmosphere.
- COLD /kəʊld/ (UK); /koʊld/ (US) · adjective
- Of or at a low temperature, especially noticeably below body temperature or below what is comfortable; also, lacking warmth of feeling, enthusiasm, or affection. Related: chilly, freezing, icy, frigid.
- DECIDUOUS /dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/ · adjective
- Shedding or falling off at a particular season or stage of growth, especially the leaves of trees and shrubs in autumn. More broadly, something that is not lasting or permanent. Related: seasonal, ephemeral, temporary, transitory.
- EQUINOX /ˈiːkwɪnɒks/ (UK), /ˈɛkwɪnɑːks/, /ˈiːkwɪnɑːks/ (US) · noun
- Either of the two times in the year when the sun crosses the celestial equator, making day and night of approximately equal length everywhere on Earth. By extension, the moment itself, or the date on which this occurs (around 20 March and 22–23 September). Related: equinoctial point.
- FALL /fɔːl/ · verb, noun
- As a verb, to move downward from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control; as a noun, an act of falling, a defeat or loss of power, or (in American usage) the season of autumn. Related: drop, descend, plunge, tumble.
- FROST /frɒst/ (UK), /frɔːst/ (US) · noun
- A thin layer of ice crystals that forms on surfaces when water vapour freezes at or below freezing temperature; also the condition of freezing cold weather that kills or damages plants. Related: ice, rime, hoarfrost, freeze.
- HIBERNATION /ˌhɪb.ərˈneɪ.ʃən/ · noun
- A state of inactivity and reduced metabolism during periods of food scarcity or harsh environmental conditions, typically experienced by certain mammals such as bears and bats. Related: torpor, dormancy, stagnation, inactivity.
- MIGRATION /maɪˈɡreɪʃən/ · noun
- The movement of people, animals, or other organisms from one region or place to another. The word can also refer to the process of transferring data, services, or systems from one location or platform to another. Related: movement, relocation, displacement, transference.
- PRECIPITATION /prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən/ · noun
- Precipitation is water in the form of rain, snow, sleet, hail, or other droplets or ice particles that falls from clouds to the Earth's surface. The term can also refer more generally to the process of such water falling or to the formation of a solid from a solution. Related: rainfall, rain, snowfall, downpour.
- RAIN /reɪn/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, rain is water that falls from clouds in drops, or the weather condition that produces it. As a verb, rain means to fall as rain, and it can also mean to give or direct something in large amounts, as in “to rain abuse.” Related: precipitation, drizzle, downpour, shower.
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